Vocab Words
Proboscis
what is a long, thin nose of an animal, or tubular mouth of an insect?
commonly used character tropes
What are character archetypes?
Common themes in gothic literature.
What are medieval architecture, horrific themes, and existentialist dilemmas?
The use of specific words by the author to convey a certain perspective to the reader.
Word choice, or diction
A focused way of brainstorming that allows the writer to organize their thoughts.
What is listing?
Surreptitiously
what is stealthy?
A character who represents love and safety for the hero.
What is the mother as a protector?
Famous gothic writers.
Who are Edgar Allan Poe, the Bronte sisters, and Charles Dickens?
Situational, dramatic, and verbal.
What are types of irony?
A sentence summarizing the central idea of the paper, typically the last sentence in an introduction.
What is a claim?
Languidly
What is slow?
A character who is purely good, acting with chivalry and a sense of duty.
What is the valiant knight?
What are love, emotional expression, and nature?
Representing information in a subdued fashion for a humorous effect.
What is understatement?
Ways of finding important excerpts and ideas from a text.
What are highlighting and underlining?
Sojourn
Commonly used situations in stories.
What are situation archetypes?
Blending the emotions of romantic literature with the dark themes of gothic literature.
What is gothic romanticism?
Literary devices used to create humor in a reading.
What are irony, sarcasm, and satire?
A visual representation used to visualize how ideas relate to each other, often used in writing.
What is brain mapping?
Subterfuge
What is using deception to achieve a goal?
Archetype representing sustenance and health.
What is the tree of life?
Most notable piece of gothic literature.
What is Frankenstein?
Generated from word choice, further illuminating perspective.
What is tone?
Three things the writer needs to have an idea of before beginning the writing process.
What are task, purpose, and audience?